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determinative

/dɪˈtɜːrmɪnətɪv/ /dɪˈtɜːrmɪˌneɪtɪv/

Meanings
noun

形符，意符。

An ideogram used to mark semantic categories of words in logographic scripts.

Examples :

"In Egyptian hieroglyphs, the small picture of a walking man is a determinative indicating that the word relates to movement or people. "
在埃及象形文字中，一个行走的小人图案是形符，用来表明这个词的意思和动作或人物有关。
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noun

限定词, 限定语。

(grammar) A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it. Examples of determinatives include articles (a, the), demonstratives (this, those), cardinal numbers (three, fifty), and indefinite numerals (most, any, each).

Examples :

"In English grammar, "the" is a common determinative. "
在英语语法中，“the”是一个常见的限定词。
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Related Words

Illustration categories

categories noun

/ˈkætɪɡ(ə)ɹiz/ /ˈkætəˌɡɔɹiz/

类别，分类。

"The library organizes books into different categories, such as fiction, non-fiction, and children's books. "

图书馆将书籍按照不同的类别进行整理，例如小说、非小说和儿童读物。

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

东西，事物

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

我朋友告诉我盒子里有东西，但我还不知道那是什么。

Illustration indefinite

indefinite noun

/ɪnˈdɛfɪnɪt/

不定代词, 不定词。

""In the sentence 'Someone left a note,' the word 'someone' is an indefinite, because we don't know who left the note." "

在句子“有人留了张便条”中，“有人”是一个不定代词，因为我们不知道是谁留了这张便条。

Illustration describing

describing verb

/dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ/

描述，描写。

"The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant."

这种感觉很难用语言描述，但并不令人不快。

Illustration distinguish

distinguish verb

/dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃ/

区分，辨别。

"My younger sister is very good at distinguishing different types of flowers. "

我妹妹很擅长区分不同种类的花。

Illustration functioning

functioning verb

/ˈfʌŋkʃənɪŋ/ /ˈfʌŋkʃnɪŋ/

运作，运行，起作用。

"The coffee maker is functioning properly this morning, so I can have my coffee. "

今天早上咖啡机运转正常，所以我可以喝咖啡了。

Illustration demonstratives

demonstratives noun

/dɪˈmɑːnstrətɪvz/ /dəˈmɑːnstrətɪvz/

指示词，指示代词。

"The teacher explained demonstratives like "this," "that," "these," and "those" with examples on the board. "

老师在黑板上用例子讲解了"this", "that", "these", "those" 这些指示代词，也就是指示词。

Illustration modifying

modifying verb

/ˈmɒdɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈmɑːdɪfaɪɪŋ/

修改，更改。

"I am modifying the recipe by adding more salt. "

我正在修改菜谱，多加点盐。

Illustration hieroglyphs

hieroglyphs noun

/ˈhaɪərəˌɡlɪfs/ /ˈhaɪroʊˌɡlɪfs/

象形文字，象形符号

"The ancient Egyptians used hieroglyphs, which are picture-like symbols, to write on temple walls. "

古埃及人在神庙的墙壁上使用象形文字，这些文字是像图画一样的符号。

Illustration determinatives

determinatives noun

/dɪˈtɜːrmɪnətɪvz/ /dɪˈtɜːrmənətɪvz/

形符，意符。

"In Egyptian hieroglyphs, the pictures of gods or humans at the end of a word often served as determinatives, helping the reader understand that the word referred to a person or deity. "

在埃及象形文字中，词尾的神或人的图像常常作为意符使用，帮助读者理解这个词指的是人或神祇。

Illustration indicating

indicating verb

/ˈɪndɪkeɪtɪŋ/

指出，表明，显示。

"The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure."

警卫吹响哨子，表明即将出发。

Illustration determining

determining verb

/dɪˈtɜːrmɪnɪŋ/ /dɪˈtɝːmɪnɪŋ/

确定， 测定.

"The fence is determining the boundary between our yard and our neighbor's. "

这道栅栏划定了我们和邻居院子的边界。